ISHKAR Explore | Past Trips

Ski Afghanistan 2020 | Traveller's Journal: Annabel Illingworth

The Afghanistan ski club founders whose sights are set on the 2022 Winter Olympics A pair of Winter Olympics hopefuls have established a ski club in the mountains of Bamiyan, Afghanistan, where it...

Iraq | Kurdistan: The Great Gathering

In 2019, we travelled to Iraqi Kurdistan for 10 days with George Butler - an award-winning reportage artist - who taught us how to put pen to paper and record the scenes in situ. Kurdistan i...

Afghanistan | Bamiyan Skiing

We had the winter trip of a lifetime. Skiing the untouched powder of Afghanistan and visiting ancient historic sites nestled in the spectacular mountains of Koh-e Baba. Bamiyan lies between...

Afghanistan | Bamiyan: Land of Light

In 2020, we travelled to Bamiyan, Afghanistan, for 10 days with Andrew Quilty, an award-winning photojournalist, who taught us how to capture the essence of Afghanistan. Bamiyan lies between ...

Bamiyan 2020 | Traveller's Journal: Alex Hall

When asked where (if anywhere) I went on holiday in 2020 and hearing the answer of Afghanistan, the reactions from friends and colleagues were binary: either; you’re insane, or that is insane! For ...

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Discovering Socotra: one frame at a time

I cannot remember the last time I witnessed pure, unadulterated joy before this trip to Socotra. It is not the newsworthy kind – in that it receives a shoutout on social media – but rather the kind...

Soqotra: A Photo Essay by Eva Ho

In November 2021, ISHKAR travelled to Soqotra with leading landscape photographer Simon Norfolk. The trip was designed around Simon's approach to a photography commission on the island, with a ser...

TRAVEL TESTIMONIALS

I travelled with ISHKAR to Socotra in March and had the most wonderful time. Challenging, inspiring, informative and full of adventure. The team was impeccable in leading the trip, from organisati...

Bamiyan 2020 | Traveller's Journal: Alex Hall